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Work and Sports During Holy Week

Question:

Our daughter has a district tennis tournament on Good Friday and Holy Saturday. Does Church forbid this?

Answer:

Good Friday is not a day of obligation and someone can attend Easter Sunday Mass instead of the Easter Vigil on Saturday.

Catholics are not forbidden from working on these days, most Catholics are at work on Good Friday.

Whether to participate in an athletic event or go to work on these days is a personal choice and is not against any rules of the Church.

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